Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-10
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granted.
Ihercport was unanimously adopted.
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The report OF thc Committee on
Streets was read ana adopted.
The report showed that during the
month of July Sl76.7j was expended
on streets, and during August $l6S. 80
recommends that $1,000 be appro-
priated for the repairs Of certain streets
which are almost in an impossible con
dition from washings made by the re-
cent rains. The committee asks
further time to consider the petition
Of Augustine Royal & Co. in re-
ference to repairing Cowardin-avenue
bridge. The committee calls attention
to the necessity of widening certain
streets that have been encroached upon
by parties placing their fences on same,
and suggesting that the City AttOr-
ney look into the matter, and
that the Council have such obstruc-
tiors removed recommending that the
City Attorneys attention be called to
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets,
which are owned in whole or in part,
and that they be opened to the public;
calls attention to "a large ditch IN the
lower part Of the city owned by the
Richmond and Danville Railroad Com
pany, which the committee thinks
should be culverted, and that the com
mittee be authorized to call on the
officials Of the company in reference to
culye1ting said ditch asking for sutii
cient morey to have Hull street put in q
clean condition.
FROM THE BOARD or HEALTH.
A communication was read from Mr.
G. A. Peple, secretary of the Board Of
Health. addressed to President Perdue,
saving: Your Board of Health, with n
view Of laying all public streets in
perfect sanitary condition, respectfully
ask from your honorable Council the
assistance of your Committee on Pub
lie Streets, by requesting said commit
tee to communicate with the President
OF vour Board of Health. The Board
of Health Of your city, at a meeting held
on the 9th instant. resolved respectfully
tosuggest to your honorable Council the
passage of an ordinance to the effect
that the citizens should provide the
privies on their premises with appro-
pirate boxes to avoid deleterious matter
from being diffused and thereby spread
ing sickness and contagious diseases
through the wells, as well as to facilitate
the disinfection Of said matter and its
removal by the scayenger.
For the Board of Health.
Respectfully,
G.. A. PEPLE, Secretary.
The first part was referred TO the
Street Committee, the latter part to the
Committee on Ordinances.
Mr.. Bradley said he had been In
formed that one of the sanitary ordi-
nances had been violated with the
knowledge and consent of the Mayor
and offered resolution, which was
adopted, bringing the matter to the at
tention of the Mayor.
CEMETERIES.
Mr.. O'Brien, chairman OF the Gene
tery Committee, said that he and Mr..
Bradley had spent most Of the day at
Maury cemetery, but that they had not
had time TO prepare report, and there
fore asked for further time. Granted
The LEE MONUMENT.
Mr.. Bradley offered the following:
Whereas the Lee Monument Asso-
ciation have in contemplation the erec-
ton of an equestrian statue to com
memOrate the virtues of the soldier and
patriot, Robert T.. Lee and whereas no
more appropriate site could be selected
for this monument than here on the
south side of James river on some
prominent hill overlooking the capital
Of the Confederacy, for the defence OF
which citadel the most daring acts OF
devotion were displayed by this hero
and his followers that the annals of his
tory record (; and whereas the city of
Manchester wishes to have this monu-
ment placed here, where it can always
awaken the admiration OF those who
would perpetuate deeds Of heroism aud
valor
Resolped, That the city of Manches-
ter will donate beautiful site to said
association and $4,000 in money for
this statue if it be placed herein OF
near our city at some point to be agreed
upon.
Rcsolred, 2, That q copy of these
resolutions be officially communicated
10 the presiding officers Of the Lee
Monument Association aud the Lee,
Camp Association by committee 10
be appointed composed OF two mem